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US nonprofit · EIN 237229127 · Bluff City, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237229127) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Hickory Tree Volunteer Fire Department of Sullivan County TN

Donations deductible
Revenue
$27k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$192k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$555k
$28k liabilities
Net assets
$527k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
4.2 years on average
Staff
0
7 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
Exemption recognised again: the IRS automatically revoked this organisation’s exemption on 15 May 2019, and its IRS ruling date is now 1 March 2021 (a later recognition). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Hickory Tree Volunteer Fire Department of Sullivan County TN's network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 4 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brandon HicksDir2023
3 yrs
Leigh Ann GraggSec2022
4 yrs
Lonnie LocknerDir2022
4 yrs
Terry RussellDir2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alan CrowePressince 2022
Bobby WeaverVPsince 2021
Howard RoarkPres2021
Sandy HicksTreassince 2023
Sheila CoxTreassince 2021
Travis CarterSec2021

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Brandon HicksDirector5$0
Leigh Ann GraggSecretary5$0
Terry RussellDirector5$0
Lonnie LocknerDirector5$0
Bobby WeaverVP5$0
Gia BosticTreasurer5$0
Alan CrowePresident10$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Hickory Tree Volunteer Fire Department of Sullivan County Tn
EIN
237229127
Address
2363 Hickory Tree Rd, Bluff City, TN, 37618-2127
State
Tennessee
Mission
Volunteer Fire Department Emergency Fire and Rescue Services (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
M24 Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1968
Principal officer
Gia Bostic (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsLeigh Ann Gragg
≥4years on the filingsLonnie Lockner
≥4years on the filingsTerry Russell
≥3years on the filingsBrandon Hicks

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$555k
Total liabilities
$28k
Net assets or fund balances
$527k
Contributions and grants received
$8k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
7

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$308k$213k$95k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.